Got a hold of the latest survey from the good folks at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the agency charged with growing jobs in Michigan. It is testing to see how business folks view the state and what can be done to improve the job climate.

It’s an admirable objective for the MEDC to get data to drive these decisions since this governor is so driven by data.

But the questions are…well, with all due respect, they are dull.

On a scale of one to ten, how well do you like the new business tax?

Or even more uninspiring, how likely are you to hire one additional worker next year?

Boring!

Come on. Wouldn’t be more fun to jazz it up a little bit? The number of responses would increase, and nobody would fall asleep trying to plod through the 73, yes 73 questions.

Question: On a scale of one to ten, how crazy was it for the governor to pass a Right to Work bill?

Question: If you could get rid of all the Democrats in the legislative process, would you?

Question: If Indiana is such a hot-shot state, why don’t you just move there and stop bothering us for tax breaks here. Will you leave, yes or no?

Question: If the governor wants to “garden” for jobs in Michigan and does not want to “hunt” for jobs in other states, why is he in such a lather about a new Right to Work law in Indiana? Choices: (1) This question is not on his agenda. (2) He had to say something to justify his switch on the issue. (3) The devil made him do it. (4) Dick DeVos promised him a lucrative Amway distrubitorship when he retires or (5) He had his fingers crossed and didn’t mean it.

Question: With the $1.8 billion business tax cut the governor gave you, what did you do with the savings? (1) bought a new boat (2) bought two new boats (3) gave myself a well-deserved bonus (4) cut the salary of my employees and added the extra money to the company profit margin (5) hired two illegal immigrants and paid them less than the minimum wage.